Next Nexus device is bigger, reportedly launching soon

Google’s second-generation Nexus 7 tablet will apparently be the last Nexus device at that size, if a new Digitimes report is to be believed, with the company said again to launch an 8-inch Nexus 8 tablet in the near future. Apparently, the Nexus 7 (2013) has not performed as well as expected, having sold only three million units last year. With a bigger tablet, the company is said to be interested in avoiding price competition with 7-inch tablets and having to face 5- to 6-inch smartphones.

The Nexus 8 tablet is tipped to launch at the end of April, sooner than customers would have anticipated, and Asus is said to build the device for Google. The company has partnered with the Search giant for the first two Nexus 7 versions as well, which launched in June 2012 and July 2013.